The 'At Liberty' podcast of ACLU conducted by Kendall Ciesemier recently talked about the dangers of drag censorship. Last year, the LGBTQ+ community faced an onslaught of scrutiny and threats, from bills banning trans youth from participating in sports to bans on gender-affirming care for trans youth. Towards the end of the year, another front for legislative and violent attacks emerged: drag shows. As drag reality competitions and drag brunches become increasingly popular, backlash in the form of armed protests and intimidation of drag performers has followed.
In November, an Oklahoma bakeshop had a molotov cocktail thrown through its window after hosting a drag show. Later that same month, a shooter entered a Colorado Springs drag show and opened fire, killing five people and injuring over 20 more. GLAAD reported that drag events faced 141 protests and serious threats in 2022.
To talk with her about drag censorship and the tools to defend this expression were Peppermint, a notable drag performer and ACLU’s Artist Ambassador for Transgender Justice, and Emerson Sykes, senior staff attorney at the ACLU’s Speech Privacy and Technology Project. Peppermint talked about her journey as a drag queen, and how has drag played a role in identity-shaping and formation.
ACLU’s Peppermint Outlines The Dangers Of Drag Censorship
- Gregg Shapiro
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